I was very excited to see these dresses that were the holiday display at Harrods Department Store in London. Each one was designed by a famous designer and inspired by a Disney Princess. The dresses were on exhibit at The D23 Expo 2013 in the “Treasures of the Disney Archives” exhibit. Which one will be your favorite?

I had the pleasure of attending the runDisney D2.3 Mile Fun Run at the beginning of The D23 Expo- The Ultimate Fan Event.

We all met in front of the Anaheim Convention Center, which is where The D23 Expo was happening. It was an early morning run. We were told to meet there at 5:30am for check in and were given a bag with our shirts in it to wear for our run.

Ali Vincent, who was the first female winner of the Biggest Loser and who has a show called Live Big With Ali Vincent, was there to run with us. Ali was at the runDisney Tinker Bell Half Meetup I was at in January and I always find her so fun, energetic and inspiring.

Sorcerer Mickey came out to greet us too!

Bob, PR Manager and Content Producer from runDisney, who runs (no pun intended) all the meetups started out the run and asked for a show of hands of who had never ran a runDisney race. There actually WAS people there who had never “runDisney” before! I bet they will now 🙂

We crossed Katella Ave to California Adventure and ran through backstage and made a loop around the park. We did a run/walk/run Galloway method.

After we returned to the convention center we were told we have a special surprise for us in our bags. It was the runDisney Vinylmation and a special D23 medal for its neck!!! Word is only 100 of the D23 runDisney Vinylmation medals were made. I am very excited about this since I have all the little medals from all the runDisney races.

I always have such a great time at all the runDisney events and love to be able to share them with you.

Ok here is the short version of the Live Action Presentation by Walt Disney Studios at The D23 Expo:

No there was no new information on Star Wars other than they are making Episode 7.

Anthony Hopkins and Natalie Portman joined very charming Tom Hiddlestone on stage for the presentation of the new Thor move.

Angelina Jolie was actually on stage with the presentation of Maleficent and it looks sooooooo good! It comes out next summer.

They are making a new live action Cinderella movie. Helena Bonham Carter will be the fairy godmother and Kate Blanchett will be the evil stepmother.

They are making the stage show Into the Woods into a movie and I am very very excited about this after seeing the cast. Johnny Depp will be the big bad wolf. Other cast members include Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, Emily Blunt and Chris Pine.

We saw a presentation for the new Captain America movie coming out and some of the cast came out including Chris Evans.

It was officially announced that George Clooney has signed on to the new Tomorrowland movie.

Ty Burrell came out in a very tiny car with the presentation of the new muppets movie.
Jason Schwartzman and BJ Novak came out for the presentation of Saving Mr.Banks. They paly the Sherman brothers in the movie. They ended they show playing Let’s Go Fly a Kite from Mary Poppins and Richard Sherman came out on stage.

Overall I was very impressed by the presentation. Stay tuned for a more in depth post later with more pics and all the movies.

Ok, day 1 was amazing! New Tinker Bell movies, 10 minutes of Toy Story of Terror, Finding Dory, the sequel to Planes, The Good Dinosaur, Frozen, the new short Monsters University- Party Central, a new Mickey short movie using 2D and CGI and much much more. Here is the condensed details:

Bob Iger, Disney’s CEO came on stage first and was very charming. He than introduced John Lasseter. Lasseter than played host to the lineup of new animation. He introduced the directors and producers of the film along with the actors.

We got to see the first 10 minutes of Toy Story OF TERRORand it was amazing! It is a new 30-minute halloween special that features the gang from the Toy Story films and premieres on ABC Oct. 16, 2013. DEFINITELY TIVO THIS!

Get A Horse! made its premiere. Walt Disney himself is the voice of Mickey Mouse. They went through all Walt’s old voice footage and put it together for the new movie. Sooo cool! It is black-and-white, “hand-drawn theatrical short follows Mickey, his favorite gal pal Minnie Mouse and their friends Horace Horsecollar and Clarabelle Cow as they delight in a musical haywagon ride—until Peg-Leg Pete shows up and tries to run them off the road.” This short combines the old school 2d with new CGI and is amazing. We were all given 3D glasses to watch it and I was so impressed.

There are 2 new Tinker Bell fairy movies in the works. One is The Pirate Fairy. Christina Hendricks is the voice to Zarina the fairy and Tom Hiddleston is the voice of young James aka Captain Hook. FINALLY a Tinker Bell movie that is somewhat leading to how she ended up in Neverland.

“When a misunderstood dust-keeper fairy named Zarina steals Pixie Hollow’s all-important Blue Pixie Dust, and flies away to join forces with the pirates of Skull Rock, Tinker Bell and her fairy friends must embark on the adventure of a lifetime to return it to its rightful place. However, in the midst of their pursuit of Zarina, Tink’s world is turned upside down. She and her friends find that their respective talents have been switched and they have to race against time to retrieve the Blue Pixie Dust and return home to save Pixie Hollow. With comedy, heart and epic thrills for the whole family, “The Pirate Fairy” sets sail Spring 2014.” I am already really excited!

The other Tinker Bell movie coming is Legend of the NeverBeast, which “takes the Disney Fairies on an epic action adventure that’s full of heart and edge-of-your-seat suspense. Fun and talented animal fairy Fawn believes you can’t judge a book by its cover—or an animal by its fangs—so she befriends a huge and mysterious creature known as the NeverBeast.” Look for this Spring 2015.

Pixar’s new movieThe Good Dinosaur hits theaters May 30, 2014. We were shown clips and found out the cast: Lucas Neff, voice of Arlo; Bill Hader, voice of Forrest; Judy Greer, voice of Ivy; Neil Patrick Harris, voice of Cliff; John Lithgow, voice of Poppa; and Frances McDormand, voice of Momma. Bill Hader, Judy Greer, and Lucas Neff all came out on stage. I really like Judy Greer. She often plays the obscure friend or main character sidekick in movie such as The Wedding Planner (JLo’s assistant), 13 Going On 30 (the backstabbing “friend” to Jennifer Gardner) , Arrested Development (Kitty)… you know who I’m talking about now right? haha

“The Good Dinosaur asks the generations-old question: What if the cataclysmic asteroid that forever changed life on Earth actually missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct?…The film is a humorous and exciting original story about Arlo, a lively 70-foot-tall teenage Apatosaurus with a big heart. After a traumatic event rattles Arlo’s tranquil community, he sets out on a quest to restore peace, gaining an unlikely companion along the way—a young human boy named Spot.”

We got to watch the newshort Party Central featuring the character from Monsters University. The characters are throwing a frat party and it is hilarious. The movie will be the short before The Good Dinosaur next May.

They already have a sequel for Planes, which just opened today! The sequel is Planes: Fire & Rescue. Dane Cook came out on stage, who is the voice of Dusty. Julie Bowen was announced as the voice of Dipper. We got to see concept art and footage from the film. Looks fun! It opens July 18, 2014.

We for a peak of Big Hero 6 which is about a robotics prodigy named Hiro Hamada. He lives in San Fransokyo. The concept is a mix of Tokyo and San Francisco and looks pretty cool. Hiro has a robot named Baymax. “Hiro joins forces with a reluctant team of first-time crime fighters on a mission to save their city. Inspired by the Marvel comics of the same name, and featuring comic-book style action and all the heart and humor audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation Studios, the CG-animated “Big Hero 6” hits theaters in 3D on Nov. 7, 2014.”

Next we got to see a glimpse of Pixar’s Inside Out. The cast includes Amy Poehler as the voice of Joy, Lewis Black as the voice of Anger, Mindy Kaling as the voice of Disgust, Phyllis Smith as the voice of Sadness, and Bill Hader as the voice of Fear. Sadness and Fear came on stage a.k.a. Phyllis Smith (you probably know her from the show The Office) and Hader (SNL).

“Inside Out takes you to a place that everyone knows, but no one has ever seen: the world inside the human mind. Riley, an 11-year-old girl who recently moved with her family to San Francisco, is not the main character but the setting for the film. Moviegoers will go inside her mind to explore how memories are formed and how a mixture of five emotions—Joy, Disgust, Anger, Fear and Sadness—defines life experiences.” Looks for this June 19, 2015. These clips probably got me laughing the hardest. It looks really good and really creative.

And yayyyyyy finally!!!!! Finding Dory!!!! Joining Ellen DeGeneres, who provides the voice of Dory, are Albert Brooks as the voice of Marlin, Diane Keaton as the voice of Dory’s mom Jenny, Eugene Levy as the voice of Dory’s dad Charlie, and Ty Burrell as the voice of Bailey. In theaters Nov. 25, 2015. Finding Dory takes place about a year after Finding Nemo and Dory goes looking for her family.

We also go to laugh really hard at Bill Hader was joking about being in 3 new Pixar films and wants to be Pixar’s new “lucky charm”. Than John Ratzenberger came on stage who has been in 14 Pixar movies. He came on stage with the Disneyland marching band. “Ratzenberger joined Hader in a hilarious duel of one-upmanship over the multiple Pixar characters each has voiced.”

We were introduced to Zootopia(working title). “In the animal city of Zootopia, a fast-talking fox who’s trying to make it big goes on the run when he’s framed for a crime he didn’t commit. Zootopia’s top cop, a self-righteous rabbit, is hot on his tail, but when both become targets of a conspiracy, they’re forced to team up and discover even natural enemies can become best friends.” We won’t be seeing this one until 2016 though.

A surprise to even the man himself a veteran Disney Filmmaker was honored for 60 years at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Burny Mattinson is one of the last Disney artists who worked with Walt himself.

Lastly we were treated tonever-before-seen film footage from Frozen. Kristen Bell came out and spoke (who is the voice of Anna) and Josh Gad (voice of Olaf the snowman) spoke who is hilarious. Some of you might know him as the funny son named Skip on 1600 Penn. The presentation ended with a live performance of the film’s song “Let It Go” sung by Idina Menzel, who provides the voice of Elsa in the film. AMAZING!!!! Frozen opens Nov. 27, 2013.

John Lasseter and Idina Menzel.

Please pardon typos in this post since. I got 4 hours of sleep last night and got up at 4:30am to attend the runDisney D2.3 mile Fun Run and than went straight to the “Waffle-inator” press breakfast and than straight into this 3 hour presentation. I’m a little slap happy and a lot tired, but wouldn’t change anything for the world. I had an amazing time. I am in my hotel room trying to finish this up so I can get some sleep before all the fun starts tomorrow 🙂

Tomorrow (Thursday) is the day we head down to Disneyland for The D23 Expo. I pick up my media credentials tomorrow night. Bright and early Friday morning I get to attend the runDisney D2.3 Mile Fun Run. Sounds like the best possible way to kick off my D23 Expo experience.

The first things in my suitcase were of course my INKnBURN Minnie dot run skirt and my New Balance runDisney shoes. Since I am an INKnBURN ambassador I get to give you a onetime 15% off code!!! Perfect for your next race. The code is: emeliatoldme Click here for the INKnBURN website to start shopping and use your 15% off code!

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I leave for Disneyland in 2 DAYS to attend The D23 Expo!!! I’ve been trying to plan out my schedule of top priorities and was wondering if anyone has requests of things I should see or take pictures of?

I’m very excited to attend the runDisney 2.3 Mile Fun Run to kick off The D23 Expo on Friday morning. After that I will head over to the convention center to start The D23 Expo madness.

Friday morning the press/media gets an early peek at the Waffle-inator. I’m curious and excited to check it out.

Ali Vincent, who was the first female winner of The Biggest Loser, will be at the expo and making several presentations. I met her at the runDisney Tinker Bell Half Marathon Meet-up. She is very inspiring and is so sweet. She also has one of those smiles that can make anyone feel happy.

Just announced is that there will be a special screening on Sunday of the new show Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The series begins where Marvel’s The Avengers movie left off. The show premiere’s on ABC September 24th at 8:00pm. If you are at the expo this sounds like a pretty awesome event.

The D23 Expo has an app that is free and is loaded with schedules, maps, trivia and tons of fun info.

Does anyone have any special requests of things I should check out at the expo?

This weekend was a nice one. On Sunday I ran the San Francisco Giants Half Marathon. It was foggy and 57 degrees in San Francisco, so I was in heaven running all 13.1 miles. The finish line was on the field at AT&T Park. Look for the recap later.

I’m nominated for the top 25 Mom Bloggers in Northern California and currently in 8th place. I would love to finish in the top 10, but need votes to make sure I stay there. Voting is open until August 14th and you can vote once a day. You don’t need to register to vote. All you have to do is click the link and than click the pink heart “vote”. Here is the link: http://www.circleofmoms.com/blogger/half-crazy-mama?blogroll_id=106 I even made a little diagram of how easy it is once you click the link. Lol

Thank you all so much for your support. Being on the top 25 lists can enable me to bring you even more fun info and posts.

Last Thursday I ran the Esprit de She 5k and had a great time. You can read the recap here. Along with that I also have a giveaway for a pair of Sketchers GOrun2 shoes, so check out that post with that giveaway.

On Thursday I leave to head to The D23 Expo and bright and early Friday morning I get to attend the runDisney D23 Expo 2.3 Mile Fun Run. One thing I know for sure is that the runDisney meet-ups are always tons of fun and full or surprises. I can’t wait to bring you all the details.

How was everyone else’s weekend?!?!? Anyone have a race or a fun family event?

I love Disneyland, just incase you didn’t notice. This is a picture of my sister, my dad and myself (the little one) in front of the Haunted Mansion, which to the best of my knowledge is around 1985 or 86. This was my first time at Disneyland. I was roughly 4 or 5 years old. (Now you know how old I am). My dad was a teacher, so going to Disneyland was a pretty big splurge for our family. I have so many amazing memories of this trip. This is when the characters still actually wandered around the park.

Did you notice my dad’s cool mustache, Mickey ears and his AWESOME 70’s disco style button down Sorcerer Mickey shirt. My father passed away when I was 16 from colon cancer. I think having these amazing memories at Disneyland is one of my favorite things about still going to this day. I remember hiding my eyes on his shoulder while in the elevator of the haunted mansion. I remember waiting in line for Splash Mountain in 1989 for hours the first summer it opened. I remember seeing Fantasmic when it first opened in 1992 and my mom didn’t want to wait, so my dad told her to go sleep in the car while he waited with me. He wouldn’t leave until I got to see it. Than he drove through the night back up to Northern California instead of leaving at 4:00pm like we had planned, just for me. That is a true Disney dad.

I love creating memories with my daughter at Disneyland and I hope she remembers them as fondly as I remember my Disney childhood.

My 3 year old has fallen in love with Imagination Movers, a show on Disney Junior. I just found out that their season 3 soundtrack album drops today on iTunes and thought some of you might have little ones that would be excited about this too.
Here is the link for their album on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/back-in-blue/id674672003?ls=1

I like Imagination Movers because the music is pretty catchy, not like typical children’s music. The show is pretty cute too. Did you know they even won an Emmy?

The waivers are posted for Disneyland Half, Dumbo Challenge and Disneyland 10k, which means you can find out your bib number and corral assignment. Download your waiver and look at bib number and than find coordinating corral assignment here. Much like the Goofy Challenge at WDW, the Dumbo Double Dare Challenge has one bib for both races.

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